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Kansas Memorials


** Inventoried by MOWW Chapter 86.

 

All Veterans Memorial - World War II army tank in park dedicated to all U.S. veterans.  Vietnam veterans' memorial marked by a Huey helicopter, in Emporia.

 

Atchison County Historical Society Museum - Lewis and Clark, Amelia Earhart and 200 piece gun collection in Atchison.

 

B-29 All Veteran's Memorial - Honors everyone who served as a veteran, prisoner of war, missing in action and civilian in all conflicts in Pratt.

 

B-29 Memorial Plaza - WWII training airfield for B-29 in Great Bend.

 

Barber County Veteran's Memorial - Honors county veterans of all services and wars in Medicine Lodge.

 

Barton County Historical Museum and Village - Village from Santa Fe Trail to WWII in Great Bend.

 

Baxter Springs Heritage Center and Museum - Civil War, Native-American exhibits and research library in Baxter Springs.

 

Berlin Wall Monument - Actual three piece Berlin wall memorial at Ft. Leavenworth.

 

Brown County Historical Museum - Built to honor WWI veterans in Hiawatha.

 

Buffalo Soldier Memorial - Memorial to 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments in Junction City.

 

Campanile Bell Tower - WWII memorial with 53-bell carillon and bronze doors in Lawrence.

 

Cavalry Barn - 114th Army cavalry unit built in 1926 in Cottonwood Falls.

 

Celebration of Freedom Memorial - Honors over 900 veterans of the US armed forces in El Dorado.

 

Chapel of the Veterans - Built 1893 at Eisenhower Veteran's Administration in Leavenworth.

Cloud County Historical Museum - Display of local POW camp for German prisoners during World War II, in Concordia.

**Combat Air Museum - Military aviation museum with exhibits from WWII to present day in Topeka.

Doughboy Memorial - Bronze statue memorial to WWI veterans in Onaga.

Eisenhower Center - The Eisenhower home and museum, a presidential library and the Place of Meditation, in Abilene.

Franklin County Veterans Memorial - Wall honoring county veterans in Ottawa.

Freedom Park - Atomic cannon atop uphill trail near Ft. Riley.

Frontier Army Museum - History of Army from 1804 to present at Ft. Leavenworth.

Ft. Blair Historic Site - Frontier Civil War fort replica, extensive signage in Baxter Springs.

Ft. Dodge Museum - Frontier fort museum and library in Dodge City.

Ft. Harker Guard House Museum Complex - Military history, Indian artifacts and depot in Kanopolis.

Ft. Hays State Historic Site - Military post with original blockhouse and officers' quarters in Hays.

Ft. Riley Regimental Museum - Big Red One memorabilia, Desert Storm and aviation at Ft. Riley.

** Girard Veterans of Foreign Wars Veterans Memorial - Recognizes the sacrifices of those who died and all who served in Vietnam in Girard.

Kansas Merci Boxcar Museum and Veterans Memorial Park - Boxcar donated by France after WWII at Hays.

**Kansas National Guard State Defense Building - Headquarters for the 150 year old militia on Topeka Blvd in Topeka.

Kansas Vietnam Veterans Memorial - State Vietnam Veterans Memorial to 797 Kansans in Junction City.

Kidder Massacre Site - Site of the 1867 military/Indian battle in Goodland.

Korean-Vietnam War Memorial - Nation's first dual war memorial in Kansas City.

Leavenworth National Cemetery - National Cemetery established by Abraham Lincoln at Ft. Leavenworth.

Major General Frederick Funston's Boyhood Home and Museum - Home of army general and Medal of Honor recipient in Iola.

**Museum of the Kansas National Guard - Kansas Army and Air National Guard history, and artifacts in Topeka.

Old Olathe Naval Air Museum - Memorabilia from all services and from WWII, Korean and Vietnam wars in Olathe.

**Pittsburg State University Veterans Memorial - Honoring sons and daughters who answered the call of the nation in Pittsburg.

POW Camp Concordia - WWII POW camp for German soldiers in Concordia.

Rosedale Memorial Arch - Memorial to soldiers serving in WWI, WWII, Korean and Vietnam conflicts in Kansas City.

US Cavalry Museum - History of America's cavalry at Ft Riley.

Veterans Hall of Honor - Room to honor all veterans, especially Emporia State University alumni in Emporia.

Veterans' Memorial - Chase County's war memorial to veterans in Cottonwood Falls.

Veterans' Memorial and Park -Granite marker honors veterans with special tribute to area KIAs in Ness City.

Veterans' Memorial Park - Lake with park in Great Bend.

Veterans' Memorial Park - Honors veterans and those missing in action in Olathe.

Veterans' Memorial Wall - Brick structure honoring local military personnel and military flags in Iola.

Vietnam War Memorial - Replica of Vietnam Wall honoring Kansas who died in Winfield.

**World War II Memorial - Forbes Field at the Combat Air Museum in Topeka